Aaron Schock: Obama ‘team’ elected Blagojevich

Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock, who is campaigning for Mitt Romney in his state, charged Tuesday that President Barack Obama’s “Chicago machine” includes many of the “same folks” that got disgraced ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich elected to his second term.

“Illinois voters, even the most conservative, understand Barack Obama better than probably most of the nation,” Schock said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “Not only because they know President Obama, but they also know his team that is really kind of the Chicago machine apparatus who’s run state elections here in Illinois for decades — many of these folks are the same ones that were able to get Gov. Blagojevich reelected to his second term.”

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The Republican lawmaker added, “They know how to run tough and dirty campaigns.”

Blagojevich was convicted of 17 public corruption charges, including trying to sell Obama’s old Senate seat. The former governor entered a low-security federal prison in Littleton, Colo., last week to begin serving out his 14-year sentence.

Schock also said Tuesday that Romney is the only Republican candidate with the fundraising wherewithal to take on Obama’s projected $1 billion war chest, and predicted that the former Massachusetts governor will easily win Illinois.

“Even in the more conservative parts of state here in Illinois, the voters have overwhelmingly been showing up in much larger numbers for Gov. Romney [than for Rick Santorum], and I think it bodes well for him in the primary. I predict Gov. Romney will win,” he said.

Aaron Schock is a shameless, out-and-out liar, there's no other way to put it. As an Illinoisan, he knows good and well Obama had NOTHING to do with Blago, but he wants to be a good boy by carrying water for the teabaggers.

By the way, glad to see, Aaron, that you're more about the dignity of your office by keeping your shirt ON these days. You're not a frat boy anymore, you're not a magazine cover boy, you're in Congress. And hopefully, not for much longer.

This is a stretch, and a malicious stretch of the truth at that. Bob Taft was one of the dirtiest governors in Ohio history, but you can't say well the same people elected Kasich so Kasich must be inherently corrupt too.

If he's going to go after the Obama machine, then he has to provide names and connections. You can't use geography and assume that everyone works on the same campaigns all the time. If you can name similarities then go for it, but this is throwing political BS against the wall and hoping it sticks.

It requires the suspension of disbelief of the American people that Obama, coming out of Illinois, in particular Chicago, an American icon of political corruption, tyranny, fraud and abuse, has not simply expanded and shifted that same horrendous political culture into The People's House.

Schock doesn't know his history very well. The political machine that ran Illinois politics statewide up until 2003 was Republican, not Democratic, and our last Republican Governor, George Ryan, is still doing time in the Terre Haute Federal pen. Ryan was provided a $20 million dollar defense by another ex-Republican Governor, James Thompson, who also lobbied George W. Bush to pardon Ryan. The "Mr. Fix-It" of the Republican party during all this time was William Cellini, a constituent of Schock's, is now awaiting sentencing for his conviction on felony corruption charges.

Schock's current House seat was formerly held by Ray LaHood, a Republican now serving in Obama's cabinet.

Aaron Schock's successful campaign was run by the same group with ties to Governor George Ryan who went to federal prison for corruption, along with 56 other Republicans. Thus, according to Mr Schock's logic, he is consorting with the same people who committed numerous federal crimes, and he reeks of the same corruption as they do.

Aaron Schock's successful campaign was run by the same group with ties to Governor George Ryan who went to federal prison for corruption, along with 56 other Republicans. Thus, according to Mr Schock's logic, he is consorting with the same people who committed numerous federal crimes, and he reeks of the same corruption as they do.

Aaron has become a World Class pathetic LIAR since he moved to DC. Look how young he is. What will happen when he gets OLD? Talk about you friend Gov bin Ryan who is sitting in jail right now. You have connection with him.

For those expecting a dirty smear campaign from Obama and the Democrats, the rightwing has already gotten a big head start as shown by the very high percentage of people who believe lies about the President. He's a Kenyan, Muslim, socialist, etc. It's so bad I doubt the Democrats can come close to the rightwing success in convincing people of lies about our President. Can anyone think of equally despicable lies that the Democrats have told? There aren't any.

Schock doesn't know his history very well. The political machine that ran Illinois politics statewide up until 2003 was Republican, not Democratic, and our last Republican Governor, George Ryan, is still doing time in the Terre Haute Federal pen. Ryan was provided a $20 million dollar defense by another ex-Republican Governor, James Thompson, who also lobbied George W. Bush to pardon Ryan

the same Len Small family that still owns SEVEN Illinois newspapers bought by the Governor before 1920, with its flagship being the Kankakee Daily Journal >>

the same Small indicted in office >> EIGHT jurors who voted to acquit wound up with State government jobs >> Republicans became the devil during the Gilded age